Blessing after Blessing

These girls just melt my heart and I am so overwhelmed at the happiness they bring Matt and I! We adore these girls and pray that the Lord will use them to increase HIS kingdom! I know the Lord has great plans for these two little girls. We pray daily that they will be leaders for Him. We love you Alyssa and Bella Grace! God blessed us greatly when he gave you two girls to us and continues to bless us each day we have with you.

Proverbs 7:1-3 My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

VBS

This week has been extremely busy with VBS. It has been every day from 8:30 to noon. I have had 14 four year old little ones and they have been absolutely wonderful! We are learning about Joseph and his journey to egypt! It has been fun but super tiring! I, along with my kids, have came home and crashed every day! It's been nice! I am looking forward to the weekend and just being home with my sweet family! The Lord is good. He is so faithful and He is so worthy of all my praise!

Hopefully I will have something somewhat interesting to blog about soon!!:)

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More like Jesus...

This little girl steals my heart and makes me melt multiple times a day, BUT there is nothing more exciting than when she talks about Jesus. I know God has great plans for her because he promises us (Jeremiah 29:11) and because she has such a love for Him and constantly reminds me of his undying love for us.

Here are a couple of conversations from the past few weeks!

Alyssa: "Mommy you and daddy don't have to use the wooden spoon much anymore do you?"

Me: "No Alyssa we haven't!"

Alyssa: "That's because I don't do sins no more." "I'm trying to be more like Jesus."

This was a conversation that Alyssa and I had while driving to school one day last week. She was watching a movie and just out of no where began asking me this:

Alyssa: "Mommy why does Jesus allow some people to have a lot, and some to have nothing at all?" "Is it so that those with many things can give to those without?"

Alyssa has such a soft spot for those in need and those hurting. I'm glad she does and I pray she always will.

Oh how I long to be more like Jesus everyday. I fail far too often, but my greatest desire is to know Him more, and to tells other about Him. He is more than worth it. I want the Lord to use my hands and my feet to make His Kingdom come, and I want to look to others needs far more than my own. I love when God uses my innocent child to remind me of his love and his graciousness!

Helmet

Bella Grace loves to get into just about anything. Mostly things I don't want her in, but that's the fun of it all, right? ! No, she is one super sweet and cute kid....she just has LOTS of energy. More than her mommy sometimes. Well...all the time. BUT, I must say I keep up pretty well. I guess there's not really another option. :) I really wouldn't have it any other way. Both my girls were extremely busy and super curious about life.

I am pretty sure Bella needs to wear this at all times. Plus, she just looks really stinkin cute!!:)

Let all who run to you for protection always sing joyful songs.

Provide shelter for those who truly love you and let them rejoice."

Psalm 5:11

A day at the park!

Wow it has been a few weeks since I have posted! Time has just gotten away from me! oops! So, for all of you who have been dying to see what we have been up to, here it goes! Not a lot! I just haven't posted!:) Actually we have been busy, but I couldn't tell you one thing we have done!!

We have been loving this spring like weather. Could do without the rain, but nonetheless it has still been some great weather!

We love meeting Matt at the park for lunch! Here are some pictures from a day we had at the park last week! These girls are getting way too big, but cuter everyday!

I actually have several pictures that I will be posting in the next few days. I wanted to save them so I could do several posts!!:)

"Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful
and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe."
Colossians 12:28

We have had a great weekend. We spent Saturday morning at home with the girls and then our lovely babysitter (whom we absolutely adore and our girls adore) came over and watched the girls while Matt and I went to the Razorback baseball game. We then went and ate dinner with my mom and Mike and Michael, jody and paige. It was so great to see them and get to spend some time together. We miss all of you and don't get to see you near enough!

Alyssa has a big heart. She hurts for the hurting and loves others just as Christ calls us to love others. She has no reservations and no preconceived ideas about people. She just loves unconditionally. She is such an example for me. She wants to help everyone and even at 3 years of age, she is getting it. She watched a video of some of our friends that recently went to Africa and she immediately had questions. I answered her questions and she quickly emptied out her pockets (she had filled them up with change earlier in the morning). I asked her what she was doing and she said she was giving all her money to "that Mam!" "That Mam" was the African girl in the video she just watched. She then proceeded to tell me we needed to move to Africa to help all the orphans. She is sweet. She is kind. She loves others. May I never forget the hurting. May I never miss an opportunity to help one in need. To show my children Christ and how he calls us to love others!

Here are some pictures of my little sweeties!